MUSICIAN
Takanori Nishikawa
1970 - Today

Takanori Nishikawa
Takanori Nishikawa (西川 貴教, Nishikawa Takanori; born September 19, 1970) is a Japanese musician, singer, songwriter, record producer, actor, voice actor, radio personality, and businessman. He performs under the stage name T.M.Revolution (T.M.R.), which stands for "Takanori Makes Revolution" (貴教が革命を起こす, Takanori ga kakumei o okosu), stemming from the famous 1980s pop electronic band TM Network. Despite most of his songs being written by Akio Inoue and composed/arranged by Daisuke Asakura (also TMR's former producer), T.M.Revolution is considered Nishikawa's solo project. Nishikawa is also known for contributions of ending and opening themes to many notable anime and game series. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Takanori Nishikawa is the 1,876th most popular musician (down from 1,865th in 2024), the 1,683rd most popular biography from Japan (down from 1,530th in 2019) and the 25th most popular Japanese Musician.
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Among MUSICIANS
Among musicians, Takanori Nishikawa ranks 1,876 out of 3,175. Before him are Yuja Wang, Lasse Holm, David Vincent, Scott Ian, Lucky Thompson, and Butch Vig. After him are Denniz Pop, Bukka White, Cliff Edwards, Zbigniew Namysłowski, Randy Edelman, and Chad Channing.
Most Popular Musicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsYuja Wang
1987 - Present
HPI: 53.00
Rank: 1,870
Lasse Holm
1943 - Present
HPI: 53.00
Rank: 1,871
David Vincent
1965 - Present
HPI: 53.00
Rank: 1,872
Scott Ian
1963 - Present
HPI: 52.99
Rank: 1,873
Lucky Thompson
1924 - 2005
HPI: 52.99
Rank: 1,874
Butch Vig
1955 - Present
HPI: 52.99
Rank: 1,875
Takanori Nishikawa
1970 - Present
HPI: 52.98
Rank: 1,876
Denniz Pop
1963 - 1998
HPI: 52.98
Rank: 1,877
Bukka White
1906 - 1977
HPI: 52.98
Rank: 1,878
Cliff Edwards
1895 - 1971
HPI: 52.97
Rank: 1,879
Zbigniew Namysłowski
1939 - 2022
HPI: 52.97
Rank: 1,880
Randy Edelman
1947 - Present
HPI: 52.97
Rank: 1,881
Chad Channing
1967 - Present
HPI: 52.96
Rank: 1,882
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1970, Takanori Nishikawa ranks 283. Before him are Àlex Crivillé, Mr. Marcus, Abraham Olano, Johann Mühlegg, Åsne Seierstad, and Jonah Falcon. After him are Võ Văn Thưởng, Olga Kuzenkova, Tetsuya Nomura, Paul B. Preciado, Alexi Lalas, and Erkan Petekkaya.
Others Born in 1970
Go to all RankingsÀlex Crivillé
RACING DRIVER
1970 - Present
HPI: 53.17
Rank: 277
Mr. Marcus
PORNOGRAPHIC ACTOR
1970 - Present
HPI: 53.16
Rank: 278
Abraham Olano
CYCLIST
1970 - Present
HPI: 53.11
Rank: 279
Johann Mühlegg
SKIER
1970 - Present
HPI: 53.03
Rank: 280
Åsne Seierstad
WRITER
1970 - Present
HPI: 53.02
Rank: 281
Jonah Falcon
ACTOR
1970 - Present
HPI: 53.00
Rank: 282
Takanori Nishikawa
MUSICIAN
1970 - Present
HPI: 52.98
Rank: 283
Võ Văn Thưởng
POLITICIAN
1970 - Present
HPI: 52.95
Rank: 284
Olga Kuzenkova
ATHLETE
1970 - Present
HPI: 52.89
Rank: 285
Tetsuya Nomura
GAME DESIGNER
1970 - Present
HPI: 52.87
Rank: 286
Paul B. Preciado
PHILOSOPHER
1970 - Present
HPI: 52.87
Rank: 287
Alexi Lalas
SOCCER PLAYER
1970 - Present
HPI: 52.86
Rank: 288
Erkan Petekkaya
ACTOR
1970 - Present
HPI: 52.85
Rank: 289
In Japan
Among people born in Japan, Takanori Nishikawa ranks 1,683 out of 6,245. Before him are Kinya Takehara (1974), Rikiya Koyama (1963), Katsuya Okada (1953), Megumi Torigoe (1950), Hisashi Kato (1956), and Noriaki Asakura (1973). After him are Sugao Kambe (1961), Tomio Okamura (1972), Akira Kawaguchi (1967), Yutaka Ozaki (1965), Masataka Imai (1959), and Tomoki Kamioka (1998).
Others born in Japan
Go to all RankingsKinya Takehara
SOCCER PLAYER
1974 - Present
HPI: 53.03
Rank: 1,677
Rikiya Koyama
ACTOR
1963 - Present
HPI: 53.02
Rank: 1,678
Katsuya Okada
POLITICIAN
1953 - Present
HPI: 53.00
Rank: 1,679
Megumi Torigoe
SOCCER PLAYER
1950 - Present
HPI: 53.00
Rank: 1,680
Hisashi Kato
SOCCER PLAYER
1956 - Present
HPI: 53.00
Rank: 1,681
Noriaki Asakura
SOCCER PLAYER
1973 - Present
HPI: 52.99
Rank: 1,682
Takanori Nishikawa
MUSICIAN
1970 - Present
HPI: 52.98
Rank: 1,683
Sugao Kambe
SOCCER PLAYER
1961 - Present
HPI: 52.97
Rank: 1,684
Tomio Okamura
POLITICIAN
1972 - Present
HPI: 52.97
Rank: 1,685
Akira Kawaguchi
SOCCER PLAYER
1967 - Present
HPI: 52.95
Rank: 1,686
Yutaka Ozaki
SINGER
1965 - 1992
HPI: 52.94
Rank: 1,687
Masataka Imai
SOCCER PLAYER
1959 - Present
HPI: 52.94
Rank: 1,688
Tomoki Kamioka
SOCCER PLAYER
1998 - Present
HPI: 52.94
Rank: 1,689
Among MUSICIANS In Japan
Among musicians born in Japan, Takanori Nishikawa ranks 25. Before him are Miyavi (1981), Nobuko Imai (1943), Yoko Shimomura (1967), Nigo (1970), Toshio Masuda (1959), and LiSA (1987). After him are Hirokazu Tanaka (1957), Ringo Sheena (1978), Tomoyasu Hotei (1962), Keiko Matsui (1961), Naomi Munakata (1955), and Hiromi Uehara (1979).
Miyavi
1981 - Present
HPI: 54.03
Rank: 19
Nobuko Imai
1943 - Present
HPI: 53.70
Rank: 20
Yoko Shimomura
1967 - Present
HPI: 53.54
Rank: 21
Nigo
1970 - Present
HPI: 53.49
Rank: 22
Toshio Masuda
1959 - Present
HPI: 53.24
Rank: 23
LiSA
1987 - Present
HPI: 53.21
Rank: 24
Takanori Nishikawa
1970 - Present
HPI: 52.98
Rank: 25
Hirokazu Tanaka
1957 - Present
HPI: 52.84
Rank: 26
Ringo Sheena
1978 - Present
HPI: 52.83
Rank: 27
Tomoyasu Hotei
1962 - Present
HPI: 52.36
Rank: 28
Keiko Matsui
1961 - Present
HPI: 52.09
Rank: 29
Naomi Munakata
1955 - 2020
HPI: 51.11
Rank: 30
Hiromi Uehara
1979 - Present
HPI: 51.04
Rank: 31
















































